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MS-02 · The only majority-Black congressional district in the state
Situation Report Updated May 8, 2026
MS-02 is under direct threat. Republican leadership is openly calling for its elimination.

Following the Supreme Court's gutting of VRA Section 2 in Louisiana v. Callais, Mississippi Republicans including State Auditor Shad White and President Trump have publicly called to redraw Rep. Bennie Thompson's majority-Black 2nd District. Governor Tate Reeves has signaled openness. A 2026 redraw is complicated by completed primaries — but 2028 is an active target, and the political pressure to move is building now. Organizers should treat this district as under active threat.

AI Analysis · Updated May 8, 2026
District at Risk
MS-02 · At Risk
Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District
Rep. Bennie Thompson · D · Since 1993
The only majority-Black congressional district in Mississippi. Rep. Thompson has served since 1993 — 30+ years — and is the sole Democratic voice in Mississippi's congressional delegation. Without MS-02, Mississippi sends an all-Republican, all-white delegation despite a 38% Black population.
⚠ Active Target
Recent Coverage
Mississippi Today · Apr 30, 2026
Some Republicans call for Mississippi to gerrymander out state's only majority-Black congressional district →
Democracy Docket · May 2026
VRA Section 2 gutted: what it means for majority-minority districts across the South →
SCOTUSblog · Apr 29, 2026
Supreme Court strikes down redistricting map in major Voting Rights Act case →
What MS-02 Has Delivered for Black Mississippians
30+
Years of Continuous Black Representation
Rep. Bennie Thompson has served MS-02 since 1993 — the only uninterrupted Black congressional representation in state history.
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Federal Investment in the Mississippi Delta
As Chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, Thompson secured billions in infrastructure, rural broadband, and community development funds for one of America's poorest regions.
38%
of Mississippi Is Black
One majority-Black district out of four congressional seats is not preference — it is the bare minimum of proportional representation for a state with the highest Black population percentage in the nation.